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The $2 trillion stimulus package agreed to by the White House and Senate will inject significant capital into small and large businesses across the country, just not President Trump’s.

As news broke that former Cuban President Fidel Castro was dead at age 90, John Boyd, founder and president of the National Black Farmer’s Association, recalled how he had the opportunity to visit with Castro in official meetings five times in Havana, Cuba, before the revolutionary leader stepped down in 2008.In a released statement on the passing...

While Democrats scramble to secure the African-American community's support post-Obama, Black contractors complain that they are not getting their fair share of the party's campaign spending....

In 2006, Tavis Smiley, along with a team of esteemed contributors, laid out a national plan of action to address the 10 most crucial issues facing African Americans. The Covenant became a #1 New York Times bestseller, and was......

U.S. Representative Maxine Waters recently took the federal government’s financial services agencies to task for not promoting racial and ethnic diversity in their employment ranks. On Nov. 5, Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services C...

Black farmers, with the support of the Florida Black Farmers and Agriculturists Association, aren't giving up but continuing their fight for equality in the medical marijuana industry....

As Baltimore protests over police conduct turned violent Monday, CVS closed a nearby store that was later looted and set on fire. Flames also engulfed an affordable housing center for seniors, owned by the Southern Baptist Church, which was months away from opening.[Related: Social Media, Tech Play Role in Baltimore Riots and Recovery]While...

During the 50-year period from 1963 (“I have a dream!”) to 2013, Black people have been on a virtual economic treadmill. Our relative economic position has not changed; our unemployment rate has consi...

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s legacy will go down in history as a billionaire philanthropist and business magnate. He is reportedly worth $31 billion and his namesake media company is the largest financial data provider in the world with projected revenues of $8.3 billion and profits of about $2.7 billion in 2013.But one of the richest men in...

The Obama Administration today launched Business.USA.gov/healthcare, a one-stop-shop Website which will provide employers of all sizes educational materials on how the Affordable Care Act may affect businesses and help them compete.The site includes a wizard tool that is tailored based on size and location, so businesses can learn how the law...